1 Chronicles, Chapter 18:

Verses from 1 Chronicles, Chapter 18 of the book of 1 Samuel in the Bible.

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David's victories

1. After these events, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took the city of Gath and its villages from their hands.
2. He also defeated the Moabites, who became his vassals, paying him tribute.
3. Furthermore, David defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath, while Hadadezer was trying to extend his rule to the Euphrates River.
4. David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He also cut the sinews of all the chariot horses, leaving only a hundred of them.
5. When the Arameans from Damascus came to Hadadezer's aid, David killed twenty-two thousand of them.
6. Then he established military garrisons in the kingdom of the Arameans of Damascus, and they became his tributaries. The Lord granted victories to David everywhere he went.
7. David also took the golden shields that were used by Hadadezer's officers and took them to Jerusalem.
8. Furthermore, from Tibat and Cum, cities that belonged to Hadadezer, David took a large quantity of bronze, which Solomon would later use to make the Bronze Sea, the columns and various utensils.
9. When Tohu king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
10. sent his son Hadoram to greet and congratulate King David on his victory over Hadadezer, who had fought against Tohu. Hadoram brought with him objects of silver, gold and bronze.
11. David dedicated these objects to the Lord, just as he had done with the silver and gold that he had taken from all the nations: from the Edomites, the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Philistines and the Amalekites.
12. Abishai son of Zeruiah defeated eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13. He placed military garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's subjects. The Lord granted victories to David everywhere he went.

David's officers

14. David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and equity to all his people.
15. Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army; Jehoshaphat, son of Ailude, was the royal chronicler;
16. Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Sasá was the scribe;
17. Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, commanded the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and King David's sons were the chief officers in his service.